negative pressure therapy

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Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Versus Standard of Care Over Closed Plastic Surgery Incisions in the Reduction of Surgical Site Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies

03/31/2023

Allen Gabriel , MD, FACS;

Ashley W. Collinsworth , MPH;

Devinder P. Singh , MD;

Leah P. Griffin , MS;

Ronald P. Silverman , MD, FACS;

Christine Bongards , PhD;

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the impact of ciNPT on risk of surgical sight complications following plastic surgery.

This systematic review and...

03/31/2023

ePlasty

Beating Biofilm with Hypochlorous Acid Instillation with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Biofilm and the bacterial burden have been recognized as impediments to wound progression. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has gained...

Krista Bauer (Montgomery) , RN, WCC, OMS;

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

Michael N. Desvigne , MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS;

01/28/2021

Application of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy with Full-Coverage Dressings After Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Incision healing after mastectomy and immediate reconstruction can be supported with closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT), which removes exudate, helps to hold the incision e...

Davi Mayer ;

Jessica Nelson ;

Rebecca Gold ;

Allen Gabriel , MD, FACS;

Maci Pfaffenbeger ;

Elizabeth Eldenburg ;

01/28/2021

Initial Experience Using a Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Specialty Dressing Over Incisions Following Sternal Dehiscence Reconstruction Using Bilateral Flaps

Surgical site complications (SSCs) post median sternotomy, such as sternal dehiscence, have an incidence of 0.06% to 12.50%.1-5 If undetected, perioperative mortality may be as high as 47...

Allen Gabriel , MD, FACS;

01/28/2021

Beating Biofilm with Hypochlorous Acid Instillation with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Biofilm and the bacterial burden have been recognized as impediments to wound progression. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has gained...

Michael N. Desvigne , MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS;

Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

Krista Bauer (Montgomery) , RN, WCC, OMS;

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

11/23/2020